Buddhist practice is not to eliminate life's problems but to grow with them patiently and with compassion.

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.

You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.

Awareness is the basis, or what you might call the "support," of the mind. It is steady and unchanging, like the pole to which the flag of ordinary consciousness is attached.

The difference between being caught in thoughts and being mindful of thoughts is like the difference between being in a movie and watching a movie.

The development of insight is gradual, but the realization of truth is sudden.

The more we understand the nature of our mind, the more we understand the nature of our world.

The nature of all things is like a magical illusion, a mirage, a dream, a reflection of the moon in water.

The heart of the path is quite simple. No need for long explanations. Give up clinging to love and hate, just rest with things as they are.

Panic, anxiety, and stress are not obstacles to the practice. They are the path to wisdom and compassion.

When you begin to see that your enemy is suffering, that is the beginning of insight.

The person who clings to nothing of the past, present and future, who has no attachment and no aversion, has no conceptual imprints.

Sleep is the best meditation.

Just know what is happening in your mind - not happy or sad about it, not attached. If you suffer, see it, know it, be empty.

True freedom is not the absence of commitment but the presence of choice.

The Noble Eightfold Path is not a path of mere intellectual understanding but a path of practice, of inner transformation.

The four foundations of mindfulness are not separate practices but different aspects of the same practice of clear awareness.

The mind that notes and the object that is noted are both impermanent. Understanding this leads to liberation.

Forgiveness is letting go of the hope that the past could have been any different.

Concentration and insight are like two wings of a bird: both are necessary for the flight to liberation.

Don't be a bodhisatta; don't be an arahant; don't be anything at all. Being something makes you suffer.

The period of greatest gain in knowledge and experience is the most difficult period in one's life.

The ultimate revolution is the spiritual revolution, where we learn to see reality as it truly is.

When one sees with wisdom that all phenomena are empty of inherent existence, one is liberated from suffering.

The highest truth cannot be taught except through the conventional truth.

The realization of impermanence leads not to despair but to a deeper appreciation of the preciousness of each moment.

We can learn the art of fierce compassion - redefining strength, deconstructing isolation and renewing a sense of community, practicing letting go of rigid us-vs.-them thinking.

The most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give ourselves.

The past is just a memory. The future is just a dream. Be here now.

Whatever is happening is the path to enlightenment.

The lamp of wisdom burns constantly, illuminating the nature of mind.

Metta (loving-kindness) becomes truly effective only when it arises from a peaceful mind, a pure mind, a balanced mind.

The Buddha and all sentient beings are nothing but expressions of the one mind. There is nothing else.